ABSTRACT
Regional Research Station, Madhopur, West Champaran-845454, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa (Samastipur), India, E-mail: ajeetrpcau@gmail.com, ajeetrau@gmail.com
Abstract ................................................................................................. 318 11.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 319 11.2 Nature and Kinds of Intellectual Property ................................. 320 11.3 Patent Protection ........................................................................ 321 11.4 Copyrights .................................................................................. 323 11.5 Trademark .................................................................................. 324 11.6 Geographical Indication of Goods ............................................. 325 11.7 Trade Secrets .............................................................................. 326 11.8 Industrial Design ........................................................................ 326 11.9 Licensing of an Intellectual Property ......................................... 327 11.10 The Advent of World Trade Organization ................................ 327 11.11 Scope of Intellectual Property Right in Agriculture ................. 329 11.12 Scenario of Intellectual Property Right .................................... 331 11.13 Awareness Generation for IPR ................................................. 332
11.14 IPR Education, Training, and Human Resource Development ............................................................................ 332
11.15 Harmonization of the IPR System ........................................... 333 11.16 Strengthening the Institutional Mechanism-Legal,
Regulatory, and Administrative ................................................ 334 11.17 Strengthening the Policy Area .................................................. 336 11.18 Harnessing IP-Linked Technical Opportunities
in Agriculture ........................................................................... 336 11.19 Linkages and Co-Operation ..................................................... 338 11.20 Conclusions .............................................................................. 339 Keywords .............................................................................................. 340 Reference .............................................................................................. 340
ABSTRACT
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) may be broadly defined as “legal rights governing the use of creations of the human mind.” This term covers a bundle of rights, each with not only different scope and duration but with a different purpose and effect. All IPRs generally exclude third persons from commercially exploiting protected subject matter without the explicit authorization of the right holder for specified duration of time. This enables IPR owners to use or disclose their creations without the fear of loss of control over their use, which ultimately helps in their dissemination. It is generally believed that IPRs encourage creative and inventive activity and make for orderly marketing of proprietary goods and services. Protection against unfair competition is the underlying philosophy for all IPRs, although there are some specific rules in international intellectual property law targeted toward these issues. IPRs are limited to a defined territory and have historically been attuned to the circumstances and needs of different jurisdiction.
